| 朦胧 | méng lóng | (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct | ![]() |
| 阴暗 | yīn àn | dim / dark / overcast / darkness / shadow / (fig.) dismal / gloomy / somber / murky / shadowy (side) | ![]() |
| 浓密 | nóng mì | thick / murky | ![]() |
| 灰暗 | huī àn | dull gray / drab / murky | ![]() |
| 昏沉 | hūn chén | murky / dazed / befuddled / dizzy | ![]() |
| 黑魆魆 | hēi xū xū | dim / dark / murky / black | ![]() |
| 曚昽 | méng lóng | (literary) (of daylight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct | ![]() |
| 乌烟瘴气 | wū yān zhàng qì | billowing smoke (idiom) / foul atmosphere / (fig.) murky atmosphere / in a turmoil | ![]() |
| 茅塞顿开 | máo sè dùn kāi | murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom) / a sudden flash of insight and all is clear | ![]() |
| 灰不溜丢 | huī bu liū diū | gloomy and dull (idiom) / boring and gray / unpleasantly murky | ![]() |
| 黄汤 | huáng tāng | liquor / booze / murky, muddy water | ![]() |
